From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2002-06-17T09:43:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Kernel#select questions

On 2002.06.17, Wilkes Joiner <boognish23@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to track down a bug where Kernel#select is returning
> [[],[],[]] as opposed to [[anIO],[anIO],[anIO]] or nil.  Why would it
> ever return [[],[],[]]? Any hints would be greatly appreciated.

I can think of a few off the top of my head:

1)  Kernel#select timing out?

2)  Kernel#select receiving a signal (setting errno == EINTR perhaps).

-- Dossy

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